WEAPONS SYSTEM
Dictionary entry overview: What does weapons system mean?
• WEAPONS SYSTEM (noun)
The noun WEAPONS SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. weapons considered collectively
Familiarity information: WEAPONS SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEAPONS SYSTEM (noun)
Meaning:
Weapons considered collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arms; implements of war; munition; weaponry; weapons system
Hypernyms ("weapons system" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Meronyms (parts of "weapons system"):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weapons system"):
ammo; ammunition (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
armament (weaponry used by military or naval force)
bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
defence system; defense system (the weaponry available for the defense of a region)
gunnery (guns collectively)
hardware (major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile))
naval weaponry (weaponry for warships)
